Section 22. Composition of Council

a. The council shall consist of the
  public advocate and of fifty-one other members termed  council  members.
  Consistent  with  state  law,  the size of the council and the number of
  districts from which council members are elected  may  be  increased  by
  local law without approval pursuant to section thirty-eight.
    b.  One  council member shall be elected from each council district as
  now or hereafter constituted.